Emotions such as fear, anger, frustration, and immobility
are energies. And you can potentially ‘catch’ these energies from people
without realizing it. If you tend to be an emotional sponge, it’s vital to know
how to avoid taking on an individual’s negative emotions, or even how to
deflect the free-floating negativities in crowds.
Seek
the source.
First, ask yourself whether the feeling is your own or someone
else’s. It could be both. If the emotion such as fear or anger is yours, gently
confront what’s causing it on your own or with professional help. If not, try
to pinpoint the obvious generator.
Distance
yourself from the suspected source, where possible.
Move at least twenty feet away; see if you feel relief.
Don’t err on the side of not wanting to offend strangers. In a public place,
don’t hesitate to change seats if you feel a sense of depression imposing on
you.
Center
yourself by concentrating on your breath.
Doing this connects you to your essence. For a few minutes,
keep exhaling negativity, inhaling calm. This helps to ground yourself and purify
fear or other difficult emotions. Visualize negativity as gray fog lifting from
your body, and hope as golden light entering. This can yield quick results.
Flush
out the harm.
Negative emotions such as fear frequently lodge in your
emotional center at the solar plexus (celiac plexus).
Shield
yourself.
A handy form of
protection many people use, including healers with trying patients, involves
visualizing an envelope of white light (or any color you feel imparts power)
around your entire body. Think of it as a shield that blocks out negativity or
physical discomfort but allows what’s positive to filter in.
Look
for positive people and situations.
Call a friend who sees the good in others. Spend time with a
colleague who affirms the bright side of things. Listen to hopeful people. Hear
the faith they have in themselves and others. Also relish hopeful words, songs,
and art forms. Hope is contagious and it will lift your mood.
Create
and maintain a haven for disengagement.
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